Surname Kokotović in modern Croatia

Kokotović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bihac area) and in Zagreb. In Baljevac in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every eighth inhabitant had the family name Kokotović.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Kokotović live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Sibinj in Slavonski Brod area (10), Gornji Stupnik in Samobor area (<10), Perusic in Gospic area (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Germany (1).
Family name Kokotović (including: Kokotovich , Kokotovic ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Kokotovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Kokotovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Svjetlana Kokotović, Sonja Kokotović, Davor Kokotović, Mario Kokotović, Adele Kokotović, Nenad Kokotović, Miroslav Kokotović, Snježana Kokotović, Robert Kokotović, Marica Kokotović, Radmila Kokotović, Željko Kokotović, Nikola Kokotović, Dušan Kokotović, Milan Kokotović, Hrvoje Kokotović, Predrag Kokotović, Petar Kokotović, Stevo Kokotović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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